Wild Call-Ups Have Been Stepping Up
The Minnesota Wild have called up a few players this season due to COVID-19 protocols, injury issues, etc. Several of these players have done well in their first taste of…
Marco Sturm
12 Days of Sharks Hockeymas: 3 Players for Joe Thornton
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…
Marco Sturm and the Rejuvenation of the Boston Bruins
The city of Boston, has historically been known as a hockey town, with all the college clubs around, minor league teams, and of course the Boston Bruins. There was a…
The Joe Thornton Trade: 10 Years Later
The date is November 30, 2005. The Boston Bruins are sitting in the basement of the old Northeast Division after losing nine of their last 10 games (1-8-1). The San…
Tuesday Trade Review: Thornton to San Jose
The Background In the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, a young Canadian by the name of Joe Thornton was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins. Many years later he would become a…
Buffalo Sabre Jochen Hecht Quietly Retires
In an offseason that has been filled with questions and speculations surrounding the future of the Buffalo Sabres, a piece of news may have been overlooked. One staple of the…
Top 5 Worst Free Agent Signings of 2011
The NHL free-agency is just days away, and at this moment every NHL team is likely going over how they will approach this, ever important, time of the off-season. Will…
Top 10 NHLers Who Could Have Been CHL Import Players
If you have read two of my previous articles, “The ‘Import’-ance of the European CHL Goalie” and “Top 10 Best CHL Franchises for Imports,” you can attest that I have…
Panthers-Devils Heads Back to South Florida All Square
It’s been the series no one talks about. No suspensions. No major penalties. No real controversy. And yet, it may be the best series going. After the two teams split…
Panthers Without Leading Scorer On Canadian Road Trip
As the Panthers plane took off for an important 2-game Canadian road trip, one vital piece was missing; leading scorer Kris Versteeg. Florida plays in Toronto tonight and the Leafs…
NHL Rumors Galore: Deadline Edition Part 2
With only about 72 hours before the February 27 NHL trade deadline, rumors are swirling all over the Internet, and especially on Twitter, as fake insiders try to get the…
By Trading Booth, Tallon Eyes The Future
Dale Tallon, the General Manager of the Florida Panthers, struck again over the weekend by completing a trade with the Vancouver Canucks that proved that the rebuilding process did not…